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[**km**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/km.md) abbreviation (km, short for kilometre/kilometer); also said «k» or «klicks» (casual) Km is the short way to write kilometre, a unit for long distances. 2. [**knack**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knack.md) noun (a knack, knacks — usually singular) A special skill or clever way of doing something, often one that is hard to explain. 3. [**knacker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knacker.md) verb (knacker, knackers, knackered, knackering — slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ); noun (a knacker, knackers) To knacker something is to break it or wear it out; to knacker someone is to make them very tired. 4. [**knackered**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knackered.md) adjective (knackered — slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ); verb form (past of knacker) 1) (slang, UK) Knackered means extremely tired, worn out. 2) (slang, UK) Knackered means broken or too old and worn to work properly. 5. [**knapsack**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knapsack.md) noun (knapsacks) A bag carried on the back, used for carrying food and things on a journey. 6. [**knave**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knave.md) noun (a knave, knaves) 1) (old) A dishonest man who tricks people; a rogue. 2) (cards) The jack in a pack of playing cards, the card with a young man's picture… 7. [**knead**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knead.md) verb (knead, kneads, kneaded, kneading) To knead means to press, fold and stretch dough with your hands to make bread. 8. [**knee**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knee.md) noun (a knee, knees); verb (knee, knees, kneed — to hit with the knee) The joint in the middle of your leg where it bends. 9. [**kneecap**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kneecap.md) noun (a kneecap, kneecaps); verb (kneecap, kneecaps, kneecapped, kneecapping — rare) The kneecap is the small, flat, roundish bone at the front of your knee. 10. [**kneel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kneel.md) verb (kneel, kneels, knelt or kneeled, kneeling) 1) To kneel is to go down or stay with one or both knees on the ground. 11. [**knife**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knife.md) noun (a knife, knives); verb (knife — rare) A knife is a tool with a sharp blade and a handle, used for cutting. 12. [**knight**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knight.md) noun (a knight, knights); verb (knight, knights, knighted, knighting) In the Middle Ages, a knight was a soldier who fought on horseback in armour and served a king, queen or lord. 13. [**knighthood**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knighthood.md) noun (a knighthood, knighthoods) 1) A knighthood is the title and honour of being a knight, given in the UK by the king or queen to people for great service, so a man is… 14. [**knightly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knightly.md) adjective (no comparative in use) 1) Like a knight: brave, honest, polite and ready to help others. 2) Having to do with knights or their way of life. 15. [**knit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knit.md) verb (knit, knits, knitted or knit, knitting); noun (a knit — a knitted piece of clothing) To make clothes or other things from wool or yarn by looping it together with two long needles or a machine. 16. [**knitted**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knitted.md) adjective (knitted); past form of the verb knit (knit, knits, knitted or knit, knitting) Knitted means made by knitting, by looping wool or yarn together with two long needles or a machine: "a knitted scarf". 17. [**knitting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knitting.md) noun (knitting — uncountable); verb form (-ing of knit: knit, knits, knitted or knit, knitting) Knitting is making clothes or other things from wool or yarn by looping it together with two long needles or a machine. 18. [**knob**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knob.md) noun (a knob, knobs) A knob is a round handle you turn or pull to open a door or drawer. 19. [**knobbly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knobbly.md) adjective (knobbly, knobblier, knobbliest); US often «knobby» 1) Knobbly means covered with small round lumps or bumps. 2) Knobbly knees are bony knees that stick out. 20. [**knock**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knock.md) verb (knock, knocks, knocked, knocking; knock over, knock down, knock out); noun (a knock, knocks) To hit a door or window with your knuckles so people inside hear you. 21. [**knockout**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knockout.md) noun (a knockout, knockouts); adjective (knockout); also knock-out In boxing, a knockout is a punch or a win when a fighter is knocked down and cannot get up in time. 22. [**knoll**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knoll.md) noun (knolls) A small, round hill, often standing alone. 23. [**knot**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knot.md) noun (a knot, knots); verb (knot, knots, knotted, knotting) A place where a piece of string, rope or ribbon is tied around itself or another piece. 24. [**knotted**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knotted.md) adjective (knotted); verb form (past of «knot»: knot, knots, knotted, knotting) 1) Tied in a knot or having knots. 2) Twisted and tangled together. 3) Tight and hard, like knotted muscles or a stomach tight from worry.… 25. [**knotty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knotty.md) adjective (knottier, knottiest) 1) Full of knots, or lumpy and twisted, like old wood or rough legs. 2) (of a problem) hard to sort out, tangled. 26. [**know**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/know.md) verb (know, knows, knew, knowing, known) To know something is to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it or were told. 27. [**knowledge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knowledge.md) noun (knowledge — uncountable) Information, facts and understanding that you have learned. 28. [**knowledgeable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knowledgeable.md) adjective (knowledgeable); adverb knowledgeably 1) Knowledgeable means knowing a lot about something, or about many things. 29. [**known**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/known.md) verb form (known; past participle of know); adjective (known, well-known) Known is the form of know used after have or be: I have known her for years. 30. [**knuckle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knuckle.md) noun (a knuckle, knuckles); verb (knuckle down, knuckle under — phrasal) One of the joints of your fingers, especially where the fingers join the hand. 31. [**knuckles**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knuckles.md) noun (plural of «knuckle»: a knuckle, knuckles); verb phrase «knuckle down», «knuckle under» Knuckles are the joints in your fingers, especially where your fingers join your hand, which stick out when you make a fist. 32. [**ko**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ko.md) noun (a KO, KOs); verb (KO, KO's, KO'd, KO'ing — informal) — abbreviation Short for «knockout»: in boxing, hitting the other fighter so hard they cannot get up and the fight ends. 33. [**koala**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/koala.md) noun (a koala, koalas) A koala is a grey, furry Australian animal with big round ears and a black nose that lives in eucalyptus trees and eats their leaves. 34. [**kodiak**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kodiak.md) noun (Kodiak; a Kodiak bear, Kodiak bears) Kodiak is a large island off the south coast of Alaska, USA. 35. [**kohlrabi**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kohlrabi.md) noun (a kohlrabi, kohlrabis; kohlrabi, uncountable as food) 1) Kohlrabi is a vegetable of the cabbage family with a round, swollen stem that grows just above the ground; you can eat it raw or cooked. 36. [**kola**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kola.md) noun (kola, kola nuts); also a place name (the Kola Peninsula) Kola (or cola) is a tree from West Africa whose nuts contain caffeine. 37. [**kongo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kongo.md) noun (Kongo; the Kongo people, the Kingdom of Kongo); adjective (Kongo art) The Kongo are a people of Central Africa who live in Angola, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 38. [**koodoo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/koodoo.md) noun (a koodoo, koodoos – Kipling's spelling of «kudu») 1) Kipling's spelling of kudu: a large African antelope; the male has long spiral (twisted) horns, and both have thin white stripes on a… 39. [**kookaburra**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kookaburra.md) noun (a kookaburra, kookaburras) 1) A kookaburra is a big Australian bird of the kingfisher family with a loud call that sounds like a person laughing. 40. [**kopje**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kopje.md) noun (a kopje, kopjes; also koppie) A small hill, usually rocky, standing alone on flat open land (the veld). 41. [**korean**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/korean.md) adjective (Korean); noun (a Korean, Koreans; Korean — the language) Korean means from or about Korea, a peninsula in East Asia that is divided into two countries, South Korea and North Korea. 42. [**kosher**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kosher.md) adjective (kosher) 1) (Judaism) Kosher food is food that is allowed by Jewish law, prepared in the right way; for example, meat and milk are not eaten… 43. [**kowtow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kowtow.md) verb (kowtow, kowtows, kowtowed, kowtowing); noun (a kowtow) To kowtow is to kneel and touch the ground with your forehead to show deep respect, as people once did before the Emperor of China. 44. [**kremlin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kremlin.md) noun (the Kremlin; a kremlin, kremlins) The old walled fortress in the centre of Moscow, where the President of Russia has his offices. 45. [**krill**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/krill.md) noun (krill — plural is the same, usually uncountable) Krill are tiny shrimp-like sea animals that live in huge groups in cold oceans and are food for whales, penguins, seals, fish and seabirds. 46. [**kris**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kris.md) noun (a kris, krises; also «keris», «creese»); proper noun (Kris – a name) 1) A short dagger from Malaysia, Indonesia and nearby lands, often with a wavy blade, a traditional weapon and a work of art passed down… 47. [**kudu**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kudu.md) noun (a kudu, kudus or kudu) A large African antelope with grey-brown fur and thin white stripes; the males have long, spiral, twisted horns. 48. [**kw**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kw.md) abbreviation (kW, kw) kW stands for kilowatt, a unit of power equal to 1,000 watts. 49. [**kwa**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kwa.md) noun (Kwa — a language group); fragment (kwa) 1) Kwa is a large family of languages spoken in West Africa, in countries such as Ghana, Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria; Akan… 50. [**kylie**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kylie.md) noun (a kylie, kylies) A kylie is a boomerang, especially a non-returning hunting boomerang, a curved throwing stick made by Aboriginal Australians. [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/K/)**2**